Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Sheltered Homeless Persons, France

Kaba, Mamadou; Brouqui, Philippe; Richet, Hervé; Badiaga, Sekené; Gallian, Pierre; Raoult, Didier; Colson, Philippe

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Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Sheltered Homeless Persons, France

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Nov 2010
By Kaba, Mamadou ; Brouqui, Philippe ; Richet, Hervé ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Kaba, Mamadou ; Brouqui, Philippe ; Richet, Hervé ; Badiaga, Sekené ; Gallian, Pierre ; Raoult, Didier ; Colson, Philippe
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To determine the prevalence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection among sheltered homeless persons in Marseille, France, we retrospectively tested 490 such persons. A total of 11.6% had immunoglobulin (Ig) G and 2.5% had IgM against HEV; 1 person had HEV genotype 3f. Injection drug use was associated with IgG against HEV.
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Adult Antibodies, Viral Hepatitis E Humans Ill-Housed Persons Immunoglobulin G Immunoglobulin M Male Middle Aged Phylogeny Risk Factors RNA, Viral Substance Abuse, Intravenous
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Emerg Infect Dis. 16(11):1761-1763.
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Journal Article
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16
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11
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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